Damn Am Awards: Short Story and Long Photos

There's the full story and photos from the Damn Am Awards last night. The unusually long list of photos is due to the super over-hypeness I currently have on the new camera gear I have. If you were here, thanks for coming.

• Team Manager of the Year: Rodney Johnson - Runner-ups: Felix, Mike Sinclair
• Most Improved: Shawn Hale - Runner-ups: CJ Dixon, Cameo Wilson
• Just for Showing Up: Caesar Fernandez - Runner-ups: Curren Caples, David Loy
• Zumiez Overall Destroyer: Clint Walker - Runner-ups: Ben Hatchell, Shawn Hale
• Tampa Am Winner: Luan Oliveira
• Damn Am of the Year: Luan Oliveira (1st place Damn Am Costa Mesa and 1st place Tampa Am) - Runner-ups: Felipe Gustavo, Chris Mendes
• The Skateboard Mag’s YBAm: Tyler Bledsoe
• Never Gonna Win: Ben Gore - Runner-ups: Marius Syvanen, Abdias Rivera
• CanadiAm: T.J. Rogers - Runner-ups: Magnus Hanson, Will Marshall
• EurOK: Youness Amrani - Runner-up: Adrien Bulard, Eniz Fazliov
• Done Growed Up: David Loy
• Better Hardflip Than You: Lacey Baker
• Pro Before You Know: Nick Merlino
• Mad Snaps: Luis Tolentino - Runner-up: Kechaud Johnson, Jeffrey Marshall
• Little Big Man: Louie Lopez - Runner-up: Chase Webb
• Came Out of Nowhere: Mark Suciu - Runner-up: Cory Huber
• Best Attitude: Theotis Beasley
• Most Entertaining: Andrew Cannon
• Best Black Dude: Norman Woods
• Best Mexican: Paul Flores
• Gratitude Award: C.J. Tambornino
• You Choked: Mike Thompson
• Winner of Every Practice: Evan Smith
• Thanks to our Supporters: Billabong, DC, Volcom, Zumiez, Independent, The Skateboard Mag, Mob Grip, Red Bull, ASR, Cons, Transworld Skateboarding, SBC